Indigenous peoples across Latin America face widespread annihilation as a consequence of mega dams, mining, farming, deforestation, displacement, and genocide. Researchers Sarah Shenker of Survival International, Lois Frank of the Cultural Conservancy, and anthropologist Mariana Ferreira discuss this humanitarian crisis and highlight the interconnection of human populations across North and South America, and the impact on biodiversity and environmental protection.  

Lunch talk with Vic Sher, lead lawyer on several high-profile climate change lawsuits recently filed by California local governments to seek damages from large fossil fuel companies for the impacts of sea level rise. RSVP by October 6th, space is limited: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTU2e5T12N_JPCogHOY6vBEdZHnsds2hlDZ06eTzXzbmYW5Q/viewform Please join us to hear from Vic Sher, lead lawyer on several high-profile climate change […]

Date: Tue, October 17, 2017 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location: Pepperdine University Smothers Theater, Malibu    The Cat that Changed America is a documentary featuring P-22, the mountain lion who crossed two Los Angeles freeways, and now resides in Griffith Park. The film explores how humans in urban areas co-exist with wildlife.   Click […]

As a renowned public university in one of the world’s most diverse cities, UCLA prides itself on vigorously protecting and celebrating free speech.  Freedom of speech is a fundamental feature of our democracy and a crucial dimension of UCLA’s institutional and academic culture. Yet there remain competing conceptions of free speech, how it should function […]

DESCRIPTION 4:30 - 5:00 pm - Reception with complementary food 5:00 - 6:00 pm - Panel discussion on new directions in environmental policy Coming just days after the deadline for Governor Brown to sign new legislation, this event will feature updates and insights about recent environmental policy decisions in the Golden State that made headlines […]

Want to win a solar-powered cell phone charger? Now's your chance! UCLA Office of Residential Life and UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services are hosting the annual Sustainival Fair on October 19th, 2017 in Sunset Village. Sustainival brings vendors, games, sustainable giveaways, and FUN to the Hill. Don't miss out! GREEN is the New BLACK: - […]

Climate change is the existential crisis of the 21st century. How it plays out, how we can curb it, and how we adjust to the changes already underway will define our generation. This fall, the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, in collaboration with UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, has designed a new […]

DESCRIPTION Envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) invites you to join faculty, staff, and students from around the UCLA campus to Kick-off the new Engage Well pod and celebrate Food Day 2017 with the Eat Well pod. Come learn about what you have in common with others on campus, particularly regarding food! […]

What if you discovered you have the power to change the world? Reception, Presentation, Panel Discussion, Author Q&A, and Book Signing. Panelists to be announced. RSVP HERE About the Book Dig Where You Are is about the potential in each of us to make a difference in the world by simply taking what we already know […]

Hungry for Change: Food Insecurity, Stress & Obesity Wednesday, October 25th, 2017  9:30am-4:30pm UCLA Ackerman Ballroom HUNGRY FOR CHANGE SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE Hungry For Change is presented by The UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment (COAST) & the UCLA Resnick Program for Food Policy and Law.  This event invites critical exchange between forward-thinking researchers, healthcare providers, and […]

A Varied Path: Female Leaders Driving Clean Energy PolicyThis unique event will showcase the careers of LA-based women who have impacted clean energy policy on federal, state, and local levels. Our illustrious panelists will discuss the unique and varied approaches they navigated in their career paths, the challenges they faced, and the forces that drove […]

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Screening and Livecast Q&A with Al Gore 10/26/17 7-10PM Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/122419365073179/ Renewable Energy Association at UCLA is proud to partner with UCLA Housing to take part in a national screening event of the newly released An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power on Thursday, October 26th at 7PM in […]

Renewable Energy Research Panel 11/1/17 at Engineering V, 5101 6-7:30PM Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1745209102447436/ Come to REA's first research panel! You will have the opportunity to learn more about current renewable energy research happening at UCLA, several professors' personal views on renewable energy, and for a chance to ask questions and talk to professors in a […]

Food Evolution WEDNESDAY NOV 1, 2017 7:30PM  In the GMO (genetically modified organisms) debate, both pro and anti camps claim science is on their side. Who’s right? Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, this "scrupulous, optimistic" (Forbes) documentary by Academy Award–nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy goes to Hawaiian papaya groves, Ugandan banana farms, and Iowan cornfields […]

"Let's Talk Climate: Expert Communications Strategies for the LA-Regional Health Community and Beyond" on November 2, 2017, 11:15am - 12pm PT. Climate Resolve's Kristina von Hoffmann and ecoAmerica's Dan Barry will cohost this webinar to address the health impacts of climate change in LA and nationwide. Participants will gain insight on research-based strategy for empowering a diverse audience […]